Xu Hao rubbed his nose and said, "I'm sorry, there is an account for coming out this time, and we don't have the budget to send gifts to the Holy See." ”

Xu Hao understands that the most powerful consortium on the European continent in the future is your Roman Gang, how many years is only in but not out, the so-called charitable donations, an old priest to privately raise donations, and finally 1% can be spent in the hands of the affected people, that is already a conscience, you have no money, who believes it.

Mei Qianzhi is really sullen, as a poor person who is not very valued, and was fooled to the distant Far East, his power is not very great, although this operation is on the face of Zheng Zhilong, but after all, the time is too short, and the Jesuits can not spend much money, but this microscope is too novel, he vaguely feels that this is something that changes the world and changes the overall ideology of European society.

The attitude of the Holy See towards science is very ambiguous, which is vividly shown in the behavior of befriending scientific figures in order to obtain profit dividends, and the behavior of using their power to suppress scientific research that is unfavorable to them.

He could probably guess that this new type of science would definitely bring great discoveries, after all, no one had ever imagined that there were so many creatures in such a small world, so how to interpret them according to their classics was a difference between active and passive.

If this new situation can be grasped, the Holy See can still grasp the initiative, otherwise......

It's all to blame for the Black Death many years ago, the Black Death brought many changes, such as many aristocratic forces directly cut off the bloodline, such as the knight lord lost control over the people under his rule, and the awareness of hygiene was established, and the most hateful thing is that the anti-papal forces actually started under the banner of science.

This is also very normal, consciously deceived, countless people originally thought that the Black Death was a punishment, but after finding out that something was wrong, all kinds of crazy nutrients were breeding, so they pointed the finger at the Holy See who took the opportunity to sell indulgences for profit.

God is pitiful, what can be done, but Mei Qianzhi has one thing that he understands very well, he will never allow these microscopes to fall outside the control of the Holy See, if he can, he will buy them all, but Xu Hao casually spit out a number that made him desperate, this kind of microscope, the number of manufacturing in the Celestial Empire can be maintained at more than 1,000 every year, as for the export plan, it is still under the guise of selling it if you have money, and the idea of getting out of the way.

Mei Qianzhi was so frightened that she didn't notice at all that Eliza had already changed her whole body, and her face was ruddy at the same time, of course, it was rude for a half-old man to stare at other girls.

Xu Hao was full of indifference, and suddenly said: "Well, there is one thing, I think you know, last week we have bypassed the Cape of Good Hope, heading to the north, calculating the next day, I think you are almost at your destination, I have prepared a gift here, for your leader, the Pope, of course, forget the letter, I will probably arrive in Rome next year to visit his old family." ”

Mei Qianzhi knew that he had all the good things to say, and the man in front of him was not a person who could be moved by words, even different from those ignorant barbarians, who could sell gold and silver to them with a few glass balls, and obviously belonged to the kind of educated, at least Oriental-style education, and was by no means narrow-minded ignorance of European civilization, nor was it like the natives, but with a condescending, but interested-filled scrutiny, which made him a little difficult to start.

No matter what people see, they understand what it means, and the words of whitewashing the peace can't be concealed at all, and the various strange behaviors of the European nobles have been picked up cleanly, making him feel that behind this General Xu, it seems that he is carrying a book, which tells all the information about the whole of Europe.

This feeling of being seen through is really bad.

However, as soon as the Liaoning entered the Atlantic, it was found that there were more and more sea ships in various countries, and it was still the golden period of Europe, although the glass ball for gold had ended because there were not so many fools, but the power of the golden coastline was not small, all the ships could not help but slow down after seeing the Liaoning, and pull away from it, this ship was indeed too weird, and it could sail without sails, but fortunately, there were Europeans waving from afar on board, but, when it was about to arrive in Lisbon, But there was an accident ahead, another ship appeared, and it was a mighty fleet, with many flags on it, but Xu Hao recognized which country it was at the first time.

"Dutch fleet?"

Xu Hao This is the first time he has seen the warfleet of the European mainland, compared to the warfleet of merchant ships carrying some small cannons that he saw along the way, these ships are very huge and very tall, with gun ports under the base baffle below, and there are also various cabins, and the flags are uniform, obviously heading in the direction of the south.

After seeing the Liaoning from a distance, the battleship did not panic, but launched a formation, which seemed to be a targeted defensive formation, of course, how to apply Xu Hao did not know, Xu Hao did not understand the tactics of the navy in this era, in fact, he did not understand any naval tactics at all, only knew that these Dutch were targeting him.

frowned, although he was sure that he would completely destroy these Dutch warships, but as a person who clearly came to Europe to sow discord and instigate the Europeans to fight a civil war, he really didn't plan to do it now, at least not cheaply against the British.

Now, the Dutch have the strategic advantage of occupying the vast majority of the global shipping industry, which means that they have pricing power, and countless wealth is concentrated here, and this gold is in fact coveted by the Nazis in the future, but the disadvantages are naturally not discovered by many people.

Tulip pyramid marketing activities broke the spirit of the Dutch, and because of geography, the Dutch wanted to sail away from the European mainland, they had to go under the noses of the British, that is to say, the British could go out at any time to harass the Dutch merchant ships, and the Dutch had to keep a large number of warships to protect, from the strategic level, they lost a lot, and at the same time, due to the disadvantages of the cooking political system, the enemy with the French led to tens of thousands of troops moving north, and the mainland was on fire, so what do you care about overseas.

Xu Hao didn't have any idea of fighting, but said to Eliza: "Speaking of which, the people who really attacked you, now look at it, either the Dutch or the British, who do you think did it." ”

Eliza gritted her teeth and said, "None of these Protestants are good people!" ”

"Hehe, I see," Xu Hao thought of the Anglo-Dutch War in history, it seemed that Spain and Portugal did not move much, it turned out to be watching people's dogs eat dogs, "Wait a minute, you will go home, by the way, these gifts can be given as souvenirs, if necessary, we can also place an order, no problem." ”

Eliza blushed a little, although she still didn't understand the etiquette of both parties, but there were basically few male clerks in underwear stores, which was normal.

Since the Liaoning happened to be blocking the Dutch fleet on its way south, they looked at the ship, which was as tall as a building and did not need sails, and was a little surprised.

Xu Hao sighed and said, "Okay, ignore them, I'll send you back to Portugal first." ”

Eliza nodded, this place is basically close to Europe, in fact, when she went north, she had already recognized some cities in the south of Portugal, "If you come to Portugal, please come and visit me, oh, I think the king will definitely give you a grand welcome ceremony, and I will definitely attend when the time comes." ”

Xu Hao calculated in his heart, Portugal in this era is basically not worth much, not to mention anything else, whether it is World War I or World War II, Portugal and Spain are basically experts in soy sauce, naturally because both sides feel that their people and animals are harmless and cannot threaten themselves.

It's really unlikely that he'll go to Portugal.

However, the more you go towards Lisbon, the more ships come in and out, even the Liaoning can only move slowly, in fact, in some safe sea areas, it has been handed over to the Zheng family's sailors to operate the ship, after all, the ship is ready to be half sold and half given to the Zheng family.

This also slowed down the speed of the Liaoning, after all, to avoid the passing ships, the Dutch fleet behind is also far away to catch up, such a strange ship, although they don't know about it, don't understand that this is a powerful existence that can rewrite the military contrast in Europe, but the vigilance is definitely not what I can compare with the Ming Dynasty and my Qing Dynasty, and it is natural to work hard for national affairs.

The ship gradually arrived outside the harbor, put down the boat, Xu Hao calculated the gains and losses, according to Li Qianqian, the arrival of the legendary Chinese will definitely cause a sensation throughout Europe, and the various cultural products they bring: mainly musicians, painters, carvers in addition to their military capabilities, their military capabilities will inevitably be noticed, what the Europeans will do is very difficult to guess, after all, in the face of incomprehensible outsiders, whether they are hostile or have the intention of doing business, they cannot be prevented.

But that's not bad, after all, betting on both sides is the truth.

The highest level of betting on both sides of human history may be created by the British and Jews, who preach capitalism while devoting themselves to socialism is breathtaking, and in later generations, a group of Jews are facing the American Emperor Chuan Huang, and another wave of Jews are waving the flag and shouting for the Emperor Sichuan, the scene is simply joyful, and people who really understand naturally know that this group of Jews is acting, but acting is acting, and the purpose of others has been achieved.

The Portuguese navy naturally also had a small fleet guarding the port, but at this time it was stopped by the leading Enrique, after all, it was his own people, and he only needed to mention a few names and say a few words of his own people, and he would understand that this was a diplomatic ship escorted here by the so-called envoys of the Eastern countries.

Of course, even if they make any moves, even if the Liaoning that can run away directly can't be defeated, they can run away directly, not to mention that he has already prepared his weapons, and he can end the combat effectiveness of a ship by hitting the mast directly.

Eliza naturally walked behind, she was about to jump on the lifeboat, but suddenly turned around, seemed to have made up her mind, actually jumped back, walked in front of Xu Hao, and said in unfamiliar words: "I'll accompany you to England, what do you think." ”

Xu Hao almost blurted out that he couldn't do it, he was still counting on someone to make a promotion for the Celestial Empire goods in Europe, and this woman was so enthusiastic, he felt that something was missing.

However, Eliza's dress at this time is quite close to that of the foreign girl of later generations, although the chestnut hair is not the legendary blonde and blue-eyed foreign girl, but this freshness cannot be offset, Xu Hao is still very proud that he can capture the foreign girl, although if this matter is passed back, it will definitely cause the elders to be jealous, but on the other hand, he can also take advantage of it, right?

After thinking for a long time, Xu Hao smiled and said, "Your home is right in front of you, why don't you go home and take a look?" ”

Eliza looked at it, seemed to have some resentment, and said: "The detector you sold my father, what do you think he is used for, he has several mistresses outside, and they have given birth to children, but those mistresses are also people who like to attend various balls, and who those children are, I can't say it clearly, so I won the king's order, went overseas to do things, and brought me with me, you see, that's it." ”

So that's the case, not only to do business, that Enrique also has his own needs, Xu Hao didn't expect this, and said: "Don't worry, although that thing is a fool's operation, but the battery is also several, I told him before, put the blood of two people in different small boxes, you can judge whether there is a blood relationship, this is also verified with your and his blood, but if you don't charge it......"

Just like the Japanese "aided" China on a large scale, after the "free" machine was delivered, all kinds of repairs, and the cost of parts added up to ten times more expensive than the machine! Do you think the Chinese will not play this trick?

Eliza seemed very tired, and said: "You don't know, the situation in Lisbon, I believe that my father brought things back, so that the person who asked him to help verify the paternity at night can stand in my yard." ”

Xu Hao smiled slowly and said, "Isn't that better, it's lively, as for this, you will go to the UK with me?" There's a war going on there. ”

Eliza pointed to the ship and said, "Although I don't know why, there are no guns on this ship, only the muskets carried by the soldiers, but I can see that all the warships in the whole of Europe combined may not be able to defeat it, so it may be safer to stay with you than to go home." ”

Xu Hao smiled, beckoned people to put the lifeboat down, let the people around Eliza leave, and said: "Okay, I also happen to lack a companion, it's okay to go to England together, but there is a civil war over there now, and it also involves the struggle between the king's army and the parliamentary army, you better modify it." ”